Quotes by Marilyn Manson

About Marilyn Manson:

Brian Hugh Warner is an American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, painter, multimedia artist, and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member. His stage name was formed by juxtaposing the names of two American cultural icons, namely actress Marilyn Monroe and murderer Charles Manson.
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In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.

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I think everybody's got a presentation. Everybody looks a certain way because they want to convey a certain image. You look a certain way because you want people to listen to you in a certain way.

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Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist.

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Don't ever empty the bucket of mystery. Never let people define what you do. It's not about zigging when you should zag. It's not about doing something unprecedented and unpredictable. It's just about never being a word, or something that is not in t...

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Sacrifice to me is something you do without expecting something in return.

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When I was stalking my special lady friend on MySpace, people would always say, 'Is this really Marilyn Manson or some kind of psycho?' And I'm like, 'Both.'

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Finding someone who's willing to drown with you creates a situation where you no longer want to drown.

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I'm someone who is open-minded to new experiences because they teach you new things.

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People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.

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To admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren't what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your own standard.

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Everything I was afraid of when I was growing up, I've become. I've taken on my nightmares, like the devil and the end of the world, and I've become those things.

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I'm not a role model. I'm a role villain.

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It's shocking to me that it's easier to buy a gun at Wal-Mart than it is to buy my record.

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Johnny Depp is like a brother to me. We have matching tattoos on our backs - Charles Baudelaire, the flowers of evil, this giant skeleton thing. It's kind of a secret. People say to us, 'Why did you get that?' And we say, 'No reason.'

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In the end we're all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven't been on the show.

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This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face.

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There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.

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I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.

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Someday, when I manage to finally figure out how to take care of myself, then I'll consider taking care of someone else.

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If you lose who you are, what do you have?

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Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick.

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Author Bio

  • NameMarilyn Manson
  • DescriptionAmerican rock musician and actor
  • AliasesBrian Hugh Warner
  • BornJanuary 5, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Singer; Film Director; Singer-songwriter; Musician; Actor; Autobiographer; Painter; Composer